were ceded to SkyWest Airlines operating for United Express, definitively ending the former ADI routes. Employees were all put on indefinite furlough January 18; anonymous employees said that they were not paid for the last half of December or for January, and that their health insurance premiums had not been paid for three months. On February 28, 2019, Vallas stated that he had secured private investment to restart the airline in some capacity, and that operations could resume "within 90-120 days," with plans to abandon EAS flying altogether and take on additional second-hand ERJs to help mitigate the risk of mechanical issues which plagued the airline during its initial operation. On May 9, talks began to sell a majority stake in the airline to Paragon Partners, an investment firm led by former Virgin America executive Robert Nisi. On January 3, 2020, the airline filed paperwork to formally restart service, with flights to be operated using an all-Embraer fleet. The exact date operations would start under the new certificate has still been undetermined. As of June 2020, a Federal District Court in Oregon ruled after trial that Vallas failed to pay ADI's former owner for the airline. In October 2020, the U.S. Department of Transportation issued an order permanently revoking the airline's air operating certificate after denying their request for a third consecutive waiver of dormancy. Owner Ted Vallas died of heart failure on November 13th of that year. Destinations Fleet See also List of defunct airlines of the United States Air transportation in the United States References External links California Pacific Airlines Companies based in Carlsbad, California Defunct airlines of the United States Defunct regional airlines of the United States Airlines established in 2009 Airlines disestablished in 2019 2009 establishments in California 2019 disestablishments in California Airlines based in California